trillion

noun

tril·lion | \ ˈtri(l)-yən

Definition of trillion

1 : a number equal to 1,000 times one billion — see Table of Numbers

2 : an indeterminately large number a trillion mosquitoes out tonight

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Your laptop or desktop is likely capable of several teraflops, or trillions of calculations per second. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Will Get the World's First Exascale Computer in 2021," 20 Mar. 2019 Apple announced on Wednesday plans to repatriate its nearly quarter-trillion in overseas cash. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Here Are the Companies Apple Could Acquire With Its Cash Hoard," 18 Jan. 2018 Moving 70 million people out of poverty will require a complete overhaul of its entire social welfare system as well as trillions in new debt. — chicagotribune.com, "China's war on poverty could hurt the poor most," 9 Jan. 2018 Currently banks with just over $50bn come under much the same regime as those with trillions, even though larger institutions tend to have more varied business and thus merit more scrutiny. — The Economist, "Small changeAn attempt to revise the Dodd-Frank Act reaches a milestone," 8 Mar. 2018 Those trillions of dollars and wealth creation begin to finally move into the middle class and workers. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Tesla’s board is too weak to stop its CEO Elon Musk from tweeting," 5 Oct. 2018 Auto makers and tech companies are betting new services that will grow out of the effort will eventually generate hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars in revenue. — Mike Colias, WSJ, "GM President Dan Ammann to Take New Role as Head of Autonomous-Car Business," 29 Nov. 2018 Republicans are correct that enacting U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' single-payer plan would add trillions to government books, by placing all Americans on one government health insurer. — Jeff Stein, The Seattle Times, "Does Bernie Sanders’ health plan cost $33 trillion — or save $2 trillion?," 31 July 2018 Beijing’s regulators still have an inadequate grasp of risks in the financial system, especially the trillions of dollars in deposit-like investment products. — Peter Landers, WSJ, "The Old U.S. Trade War With Japan Looms Over Today’s Dispute With China," 13 Dec. 2018

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